Beet-puller.



B.. GIDDINGS. BERT FULLER.

i APPLICATION FILED NOV. 9, 1908. 992,955.

Patented May 23, 1911.

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S. R. GIDDINGS' BEET FULLER. PPL-NATION FILED Nov.` s; 190s.

Patented May 23, 191i.

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. n vente@ 7J @VH1/Leases ma f - guenter-th 1 v.25' beets, the "Sa Prmllnents 311651 do 'd'eolare the following to be a full;clears and exact description of the iii-'- A -Qwentiong suehgas -will enable others skilled in vhieh yitV ppertains to make andv usel; he ame;"r ference'being hadto the'-v f aegoni anyingdra'wingsg'and to the letters,jv

' reisf of`refe1'enee-marlred thereon, posed 'of an integral bar of metal "and conf'y V a-:pafrt 'of this specification. U ventlonr-relates to improvements 1n dentghoweverythat it--m'ay be employed for` .getablesoff any that 'are onnclvon'opposite sides of the id plowsibeing downwardly inclined,` .a'nd .arranged to grasp the beets on onpdsite sides asvthe machine is drawn over l thviield .flhe inner faees of these plowsare fiinneliied wherebythe space between them eeeptionof the beets., is wedge- .Stare p the beets on'opposite sides and n out :of the ,earth,. causing them 4to 4earwardlyrand*drop downwardly in A' I npullersout of the earth orto c ause them' t'p'ass'more or less'deeply thereinto, as may lne-desired or as circumstances `may i' Y gbriely` outlined my improved constr ct1on,;Iwil1proeed to deseribe the same l n'QletaiLfJeerenCe being made to thegaccomipa'nyingldrawing 'inl which is illustrated '`-..`a1i"rjnbodiment thereof.

' "-anthfs'drawing, Figure 1 is top Vplan a sileelevation-of the same, except fthe rear'axle which' is shownin section, one of the ground wheels being removed. 'This is i' g .y Y 'Janien-rutina Specicatidn of Letters Patent. '-Ap'piication med Novennner e, 190e- .serial No. 461,835.

. .ggtablffffpiillers'Ll being. more especially;

' 'adapted forpulling sugarf beets. Itis eviearryingftwo piows adapted to is.; themachine moves along, the

Y Provision is made for raising thel 'fijny improved vegetable puller. Fig.

v- Patented -a view looking in' the direction of. arrow2 r i 1er-eff @if Fig. 1, the axle 'being seetionized on the line'x 2 2 of. the same figure. Fig.v Slisa side y elevation Aof one of the plows .or pullers.`

This' is a View looking in the 'direction of.

arrow 3 F ig. 4t. Fig. 4 is atop plan view`,0f`

vthe same. or a View looking in the direetio'n-- ozt arrow 4 Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a section,taken` on the line 5--5 Fig. 2 viewed inthe direeffv ti'on of the arrow.

The same reference characters indicate the'.V

same parts'in all the views. Y,

Letthe `numeral 5 'designate a frame com-lfront transverse member, 7. lThe f rear; err-3' tremities of the members 6 jare 'mounted- A `upon the rearaxle 8'upon whose `outer ex. ,-ltremiti'es are journaled ground` wheels 9 hldQ- -inplac'e upon the axle by Cotter* inst-10Q" -j'lhese wheels are provided on 'lone 'slde-'with relatively long hub members 12. 1 If it is desired the wheels may be brought loser-.to-

gether by reversing them, wherebythe-hul? members '12 extend outwardly instead f1` j inwardly from the wheelbodie's.` .Thisisan important feature since the distance between rows of vegetables, as beets, Varies.' lWhen lsed with beets whose rows are the mini-l mum distance. apart, the' position of the,

Wheels is such that the hub members 12 pro- Fig. 1 of the drawing. i

Extending inwardly upon the-axle the hub members 12 (see Eig.^1;), are'sleeves '13 provided with 'collars lfi'which enga e l the frame members 6 on the outside. j- Eac collarv 14.- has .a forwardextension 1 57`proz vided with an opening registering with an V90 'opening =in the adjacent.k frame-member.,

Bolts 16 arel passed through these openin v andfsecured b'y nuts 17 lon the'opposlte si e.

The inner extremity of 'each sleeve 13 "en-A gages the rear extremities of bars `18. The

rear ends of'these bars are mounted upon the axle 8, while to their lower and' forward extremitiesare securedmetal straps 19 by 8o ject outwardly; while when usedwith-rows 7 4bolts 20. vEach bolt 2O passes-through the* upper extremity of an angle clip 21 whose lower extremity is bentinwardly as shown' at 22 to form a support for a finger 23 whoseforward extremity is secured to the bar 18 by' a bolt 24. v'Extending forwardly from the forward-'fextremityof eachf-banl is. a. puller plow 25 which is tapered 'on its 'iowen side as shown at 26, andon its inner surface as shown at 27 .i These two.plwsare s ap a rated by a suitable space 28.'4 Each' plow is recessed on its 'inner surface as shown zit-29' I wherebythe forward end ofthe metal strap is overlapped by the .plowfas indieatediin.. Fig. 4, the dottedlines indicating the for?v ward endof the strap. "5 "iz-""5"" Each linger 23 is adjustable vertically by'- loosening a nut 30 upon;A the bolt 24,.' The the fingers, this upward travel may bebf greater 'or' less degree i beets after they are pulled, travel upwardly over these lingers as they leave the plows. and drop downwardly as heretofore: ex. plained.

By virtueofl.the ,vertical adjustment of cumstances'-may require.

The clip 21 forms an additional'f'support'l for each finger Vinte'rmedi'ate' itsj `extren1it`ies. This clip is alsofdd'justableby 'turning'it upon its bolt/20. lltisevidentthatfif the. lower extremity" of the clip'fin swung "for-fj 34 having anadjustabl'e rod35 proy'idedfatl operating with a notchedfqladrfant 37.? "The" rock shaft is provided: with forwardlyexetending crank arms'38 whdse'fforward-ex; tremities are connected bybolts 39 with' the upper extremities of' links 40, the -l'ower extremities `of vthe' latter being'pivotally connec'tedas' at 41 with' thelo'v'vert`- ortions' of the downwardlyI turned -extrem1ties'142f`of the draft yoke 43.' .This yoke'fisconiposed of two members hayin'g parallel' forwardly located engaging parts -44 whoseforward extremities are apertured to `re'c'eive`a"link 45 with which-- a `clevis46 may beconnected.' In the rear of the .parts44 these yoke and then extend rearwardly aselown atS, the parts 48 being parallel and file rgi'ng into the downwardly extending. parts'42. The lower ends of :these parts/42 .are])ivot.lly

connected-with inwardly. bent;. 'and' 4dow'nf as requiech raseirfft Respectivel connected with the draftyoke warilly extending clips 49, their lower extremities 5G being' rlgidly connected with the forward portionsof the bars 18 by suitparts 42 and 49 is. formed by means of bolts Aing I'device v'may 7 be 'employed for this' pur? pose, thefbnl requisite being that the said parts shall. e pivotally connected.- The outer 'portions of the parts 31 rest upon and are secured to the clips 49 by fastening devices 52.. l

movement within the-guide loop 53, whichis necessary j since 'when the .puller 'plows are liftedthrough the instrumentality of the lever 34',n the e rock' shaft '33,' the crank arms 38, and the links 40, the draftyoke is also raised b virtue of fore'e'xp ained.

-bai's 48 are pending rods 56, the attachment being made by bolts 57. To the lower are located on opposite sides .of the pullers .and-theirf-function' is to cut off a portion of' operation@ ofthe. pulling' devices. 1` Theman -framework' of the machine is v59 whose forward extremities-'are connected with1tlie`framemembers G'by bolts 60 while therrreaiwextremities are secured by means of boltsll 4to the axle sleeves 13, the bolts passing through flanges or collars 62 formed integral'withsaid: sleeves.

The forward part Yof the frame work of the machine' is supported by caster wheels 63, jurnaled on 'stub axles 64 forming a partfof verticallydsposed shafts Gwhich arefjournaled'asshown at 66 in the parallel ;arms16.7of ya U-'sha'ped bracket 68 clamped to the front member 7 of the main frame by bolts69 passed through the vertical body member,- of the bracket 68 and an opposing plate 70. which engages the frame member parti The u per portion of each' casterwheel shaft 1s a`1`1 lar in' cross section as shown at 71. A rod72f has an opening in its rear extremity which-is fitted to the angular extremity,of the. shaft while its forward exverse forwardly locatedfbar 74 whereby a loose or pivotal joint is formed. Located in 'the rear of the bar 74 is a arallel bar 7 5 in the connections hereto'- extremities of these rods are connected. rotary c oltersor cutting disks 58. Thesedisks strengthenedpn opposite sides by brace-bars.

.able fastening devices' 51. As shown inthe Y drawing, the pivotal connectionbetween the 55. "It evident; that any suitable connect- Thefparts ofthe 'draft yoke pass" through-an Aupwardly projecting loop `53 'y whiclris secured to the transverse'frame bar 7 by bolts 54. Thisconst-ructi'on permits the' forward. part of the draft yoke considerable y on the opposite vsidefrom thesaid bracket tremity'isbolted'asshown at 73 to a transwhich'the upper ends -7 6 o the caster wheel Y shafts above the angular portions are journaled. Cotter,y l'. s 77 are passed through these jourhaledmxtremities of the shaft above the bar 75.

Swiveled upon the bar 75 is a U-shaped casting 7 8' which is connected with the rear extremity of a tongue 79 by a bolt A80, the tongue passing between the upright parallel arms of the casting.`

Swiveled upon the bar 74 is a similar casting 81 having upright arms 82 between which the tongue passes. The rear extremity of the tongue is pivotally connected with the casting 78. The arms 82 of the casting 81 are of such length that the tongueV is allowed a limited degree of vertical movement, its upward travel being limited by a Abolt 83 passed through the upper extremities of the arms 82.

As illustrated in the drawing, the mechanism is arranged to use three. horses abreast for drawing the machine. The tongue would be between two of the horses while the third horse would be located just beyond the center of the machine. In other words the two horses on one side of the tongue would occupy positions on opposite sides of the row of beets or other vegetables.' A three-horse doubletree (not shown)f is connected to the clevis 46 when the machine is in use. Y

When the machine/.is in ,use the puller plows are adjusted to enter the ground to the required depth, through, the medium of the lever 34. .As themachin'eis drawn across thel field these plows enterthegrourd on opposits sides of the row of beet-s 'and pull the( eets successively, the latter passing over/the fingers 23 and droppingl down upon vthe ground leaving a rowof pulled beets --inthe rear of thelmachine. At the'endof each ,row the puller plows are lifted entirely fromlthe ground by use of the lever Slg-Then'as the team is turned the tongue 79acting through the rods 72, turns the caster wheels in their.:

bearings.

It will be understood that during the turningl operation the parallelism of the rods 72 and the bars 7 4 and 75 is maintained though the angles formed 'by the rods and bars are changed.

Under' some circumstances it becomes necessary to adjust the puller plows 25 whereby the space between them is made 'to vary. A considerable degree of adjustment in this regard is permissible by virtue of the pecul- ,iar connection between the upper portions of the bars 18. This connection is formed by a yoke 84 composed of a transverse member 85 having depending arms 86 whose lower extremities are respectively bolted to the bars 18 as shown at 87. The depending arms 86 of the yoke are connected intermediate their extremities by a rod 88 having opposite threaded extremities 89 to which sume their normal position, which may\be considered when they are at right angles to the transverse member 85.

Mounted upon the axle 8 and projecting upwardly and rearwardly therefrom is a U- shaped support 91 for a seat 92, since it is assumed that the person in charge of the machine rides thereon,

The bolt 2O is secured by a nut 41. The bars 18 to which the metal straps-19 are secured are provided with slots 93 through which the bolts`20 pass. By virtue of these slots the metal straps and also the clip 21 may be adjusted upon the bars 18 as will be readily understood.

The two castings 78 and 81 are swiveled upon the parts 75 and 711, in the manner illustrated in Fig. 5 which shows the casting 81 only. In this case the last named casting is swiveled upon a bolt 3 which is secured to its bar 74 by a nut 2, the casting free to turn on the bolt.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is: v

1. A vegetable puller comprising a main frame work, a puller frame journaled thereon, and a draft yoke loosely connected with the forward portion of the main frame and having rearwardly extending, spaced arms,

being pivotally connected with the forwardI portion of the pulled frame, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a main frame, an axle and ground wheels, a vegetable puller frame pivotally mounted on the axle, a draft appliance loosely connected with the foward portion of the main frame and having rearwardly and downwardly extending, spaced arms, pivotally connected with the forward portion of the puller frame, and means connected with vthe said draft appliance for raising and lowering its arms, whereby the puller frame may be raised and lowered as desired, substantially as described.

3. A vegetable puller comprising a main framework, a puller frame pivotally mounted thereon, and a draft appliance loosely connected'with the forward portion of the main frame and having rearwardly extending, spaced arms, pivotally connected with the forward portion of the puller frame, cutting disks carried by each of the said arms forwardly of the puller frame, and means connected with the draft appliance for vertically adjiA 4ng the puller frame, substantially as described.

uggspuccdarms,pvutzllyConnected with the SQUKHE E. Q'INGS. forward. portion of the puler frum, @Miter disks carried by each of the said armi-a for /'bncsfsem Ward of the puler frame, und means c011- J. D. CAREY,

E. W. THAYER.

l0 nested with 'the draft appliance fol' ver- 

